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Top Twitter Reactions to Gen. McChrystal's Removal From Command [IMAGES]

President Barack Obama removed General Stanley McChrystal from his top post as commander of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan today, The New York Times reports. His replacement will be General David Petraeus.

Obama relieved the General after a Rolling Stone article by Michael Hastings revealed controversial and contemptuous quotes from the General and his staff about the Obama administration.

"I don't make this decision based on any difference in policy with General McChrystal, as we are in full agreement about our strategy. Nor do I make this decision out of any sense of personal insult...But war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general or a president," Obama said in his announcement.

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